2008 at Bruceongames

[Gnizmo]

Avinash_Tyagi said:

Gnizmo said:

Have Nintendo EVER released a new version of a console (not just a die shrink, internal change, but an actual visible change like PS2->PS slim)?

Top loading NES, and a redesign of the SNES come to mind. Both of those came out a long time after the original console, and I wanna say one of them came out after the next gen of hardware was released. Since the SNES they have only done handheld redesigns though, and that is what has given them the stigma I think.

 Yeah, but these changes never affected what games could be played, the DS lite and Phat can both play the same games

 And the PS2 can play all the games the PS2 slim can. It is theexact same kind of change. Oh and the Gamecube used to have a different AV out port on the first wave of cubes that was later removed if that counts. Hey, it is a physically noticeable change!